Arrest made in sexual assault, stabbing at Americana Motel in Toms River

Residents describe grisly, bloody scene at Americana

3:08 PM,
Feb. 17, 2014

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A Toms River man has been charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 31-year-old Toms River woman at the Americana Motel, after a scene one resident described as something out of a "horror movie."

UPDATE:
Man accused in Toms River stabbing at Americana Motel has violent criminal history

Steen Tarpley, 48, of Toms River was arrested at a Route 166 bus stop near Home Depot after stabbing, sexually assaulting and holding the woman, whom he knew, against her will for an undetermined time, police said. ...